Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Voice OF THE PEOPLE.
Results in State and Municipal
Elections.
REPUBLICAN TRlUMPHS THE RULE.
Socialism BHeClually DOWnGd in Chicago
Wholesome Work in Wiscon-
sin.
Michigan True to Her Republican
Record.
CHICAGO ELECTION.
Republicans Make Clean Swee

RepuDilCdnS MAKE Clean sweep.
CHICAGO, April 5.-By noon fully one
half and in some wards two-thilds of the
entire registered vote had been cast. This
would indicate that the total vote will
reach probably $4,000 and possibly $1,000
While there have been large crowds at the
polling places, no violence has been re-
ported. In the 18th and 10Th wards, ex-
cept in few precincts, the voting is almost
solid for the Republican ticket. Democrats
and Republicans voting it without reserve.
In one precinct, where 145 votes had been
cast up to noon out of registration Of 260,
only three Labor tickets had been cast.
In the outlying wards the Labor ticket is
ahead in some instances, but at no polling
place is the preponderence of the labor
vote so overwhelming as is the Republican
ticket in strong Republican wards. The
Republican party managers at noon claim
that Roche for Mayor would have ma
jority of $4,000 to 10000. The Board of
Trade and banks are closed.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon, within one
hour of the closing of the polls, it is esti-
mated that 10000 votes have been pOlled.
The absolute defeat of the Labor ticket is
assured, but the estimates as to majorities
are conjectured and vary widely. While
the Labor leaders have made claims that
they would poll 10000 votes, it is certain
that the vote will fall below 10000, and
the claim is even made that the party will
not cast to exceed 10000 votes.
CHICAGO, April 5.-At 1885 p. NJ, the
count was closed for the night. The cor
to1 rnfn oil h,,t
cincts, places Roche's majority at 49,
166. The so-called labor party polled to-
day Just OIL e-half the number of vOteS its
leaders predicted three nights ago. Before
Robert Nelson, their candidate for mayor,
recently delared for the red flag he said
in public: "If Sunday school children
could march in procession with their
chosen banners and no American flag, he
saw no reason why workiigmen, if equally
orderly, could not do the same, even if the
color of their banners were red" Since
then the campaign has been fought solely
on that issue and the result is surprise
to every one, socialists and anti-socialists
alike. Two united-labor aldermen are
the only successful cand didates of that
party. Their general ticket is behind
under majority of nearly $4,000 votes.
1t was only last night that the socialist
organizer, Greenhut, made the assertion
that the seven condemned anarchists
would be saved by his party polling at
least 5000 pledged votes, electing a social
list city treasurer and their entire west
town ticket and six to nine aldermen.
The party polled in round numbers,
10000 votes. "We have only held the
old socialist VOTE" said Greenhut sadly,
tonight. 1t was perfect day so far as
sunshine was concerned, but the air was
chilly and raw, and it is conceded that no
voters were kept at home by the weather.
There was notable absence of drunken
ness. The United Labor party had made
it their campaign cry that no man on
their ticket would owe his election to
votes purchased with whisky. A socialis-
tic ticket peddler dropping dead at the
polls, probably of heart disease, was the
nearest approach to tragic incident.
Not a single row occurred during the
day.
The two successful candidates of the
Labor party are Conner and D'Vorak for
aldermen in the Fifth and Sixth wards
respectively. Their election had been
conceded from the start, but the majority
lS SudllcT tudu tuoy duIlCl pdtcu IL Wdo
generally expected that the noted Socialis-
tic Knight of Labor Geo. Schilling would
be elected alderman in the 14th ward,
but at the last moment his strength was
diverted by Riordan, Democrat. In many
of the wards ladies were present distribut-
ing Prohibition tickets. Candidates of
that party drew about their usual vote.
The Republicans made clean sweep
with their city and town ticket, except
that Samuel B. Chase. Democratic candi-
date for Assessor, Of the North town, pulls
through. The Democrats elected one
alderman, James I. Appleton, in the Sec
ond ward
At midnight the returns showed that
the United Labor party had elected one
man on their entire ticket-Conner, their
candidate for alderman in the Fifth ward.
D'Vorak, their alderman in the Sixth, is
defeated. Conner's majority is less than
400. The total vote for Mayor Roche,
(Rep) is 51,O89. Nelson, United Labor
22,848. Roches majority, 28,241.
In a row late tonight, growing out of
the enthusiastic celebration of the Repub-
lican victory, young man named Grove
was fatally shot by bartender. The
bartender was promptly arrested.